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Christine Parthemore

Christine Parthemore is Chief Executive Officer of the Council on Strategic Risks (CSR). Christine has deep experience addressing issues ranging from the security implications of climate change to countering weapons of mass destruction, including in the U.S. Department of Defense, security think tanks, and academia. She is also Director of CSR’s Janne E. Nolan Center on Strategic Weapons, and was a founding Board Member of CSR.


Articles by Christine Parthemore

The Pentagon.

Why the Pentagon should “surge” investments in pathogen early warning systems

By Christine Parthemore, Andrew Weber | Biosecurity
A small rocket launcher. Credit: US Army via Wikimedia Commons.

Smarter US modernization, without new nuclear weapons

By Andrew Weber, Christine Parthemore | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear cooling tower

The global responsibility to prepare for intersecting climate and nuclear risks

By Christine Parthemore, Francesco Femia, Caitlin Werrell | Climate Change, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

The ambiguity challenge: Why the world needs a multilateral nuclear cruise missile agreement

By Christine Parthemore | Nuclear Weapons

The inadequate US response to a major security threat: Climate change

By Francesco Femia, Christine Parthemore, Caitlin Werrell | Climate Change, Nuclear Weapons, Opinion